The Check-In Kiosk records student attendance for appointments, events, career fairs, and interview schedules.
You can launch a general kiosk from the Appointments or Events page. You can also launch a kiosk for a specific event, career fair, or interview schedule.
Students can check in by entering their username or email address. If your institution has configured card-reader input, students may also check in using their student ID card. For setup instructions, refer to How to Enable Card Swipe Check-In for Students.
Note: Check-In Kiosks are not available for virtual career fairs. When a student joins a virtual fair session, Handshake records the attendance for reporting purposes.
Before you begin
To launch a kiosk, you need the following permission:
- Show Check-in Kiosk Launch
To launch a kiosk from the Appointments page, you also need:
- Appointments: Access
If you do not have the required permissions, contact your institution's Handshake administrator.
For additional requirements, refer to An Overview of Check-In Kiosks.
Note: While the kiosk is open, do not use another tab in the same browser to access Handshake. Use a different browser or device if you need to continue working in Handshake.
Launch a general Check-In Kiosk from Appointments
The Appointments page launches a general kiosk. There is not a separate kiosk for an individual appointment.
1. From the device you want to use as the kiosk, log in to Handshake.
2. Click Appointments from the left navigation menu.
3. Click the ellipsis icon (...) in the upper-right corner of the page.
4. Select Launch check-in kiosk.
5. In the pop-up, configure the available options:
- Choose an office location: Select an office to limit the appointments available through the kiosk. The default is All offices.
- Choose a career center: Select a career center to limit the appointments available through the kiosk. The default is All career centers.
- Allow drop-in appointments: Give students the option to check in for a drop-in appointment. Appointment Types must be enabled for drop-ins and available to the student. For configuration and availability details, review How to Configure Drop-In Appointments.
- Appointment-only kiosk: Allow only appointment check-ins through the kiosk.
- Keep me logged in (not recommended): Keep your career services account accessible while the kiosk is open.
Important: If you select Keep me logged in, anyone using the kiosk may be able to access Handshake through your account. Leave this option unselected to use the kiosk in limited-access mode.
6. Click Launch kiosk.
Launch a general Check-In Kiosk from Events
The Events page launches a general kiosk for eligible appointments, events, career fairs, and interview schedules. To limit check-ins to one event, launch the kiosk from that event’s overview page.
1. From the device you want to use as the kiosk, log in to Handshake.
2. Click Events from the left navigation menu.
3. Click Launch kiosk in the upper-right corner of the page.
4. In the pop-up, configure the available option:
- Keep me logged in: Select this option to keep your account in full-access mode while the kiosk is open. If left unselected, Handshake uses limited-access mode.
Important: If you select Keep me logged in, anyone using the kiosk may be able to access Handshake through your account. Leave this option unselected to use the kiosk in limited-access mode.
5. Click Launch kiosk.
Launch a Check-In Kiosk for a specific event
Launching the kiosk from an event’s overview page limits the kiosk to that event.
1. From the device you want to use as the kiosk, log in to Handshake.
2. Click Events from the left navigation menu.
3. Select the event.
4. Click Launch kiosk in the upper-right corner of the event page.
5. In the pop-up, configure the available option:
- Keep me logged in: Select this option to keep your account in full-access mode while the kiosk is open. If left unselected, Handshake uses limited-access mode.
Important: If you select Keep me logged in, anyone using the kiosk may be able to access Handshake through your account. Leave this option unselected to use the kiosk in limited-access mode.
6. Click Launch kiosk.
If the event is invite-only, an uninvited attendee may still complete the kiosk check-in. The attendee will be prompted to speak with the event organizer because additional action is required.
Launch a Check-In Kiosk for a career fair
Launching the kiosk from a career fair allows students to check in for that fair. For fairs with multiple sessions, you can include all sessions or select one session.
1. From the device you want to use as the kiosk, log in to Handshake.
2. Click Fairs from the left navigation menu.
3. Select the career fair.
4. Locate the Actions section near the bottom of the panel on the left side of the page, then click Open Check-In Kiosk.
5. In the pop-up, configure the available options:
- Allow All Sessions: Select this option to let students check in for any fair session. Clear it to launch the kiosk for one session, then select the applicable session.
- Keep me logged in: Select this option to keep your account in full-access mode while the kiosk is open. If left unselected, Handshake uses limited-access mode.
Important: If you select Keep me logged in, anyone using the kiosk may be able to access Handshake through your account. Leave this option unselected to use the kiosk in limited-access mode.
For additional information about limiting the kiosk to one session, refer to Kiosks: Launch a Kiosk for One Session of a Career Fair.
6. Click Launch kiosk.
Launch a Check-In Kiosk for an interview schedule
Launching the kiosk from an interview schedule allows students to check in for that schedule
1. Click Interviews from the left navigation menu.
2. Select the relevant interview schedule.
3. In the left sidebar, scroll to the Actions section, then click Open Check-In Kiosk.
4. Choose whether to select Keep me logged in.
If Keep me logged in is not selected, Handshake opens the kiosk in limited-access mode.
5. Click Launch kiosk.
Test a student check-in
Testing the kiosk creates a check-in record. Use a test account that your institution is authorized to access, and remove or cancel the record afterward when appropriate.
Note: When testing a drop-in appointment, confirm that the test student meets the Appointment Type’s qualifications and label restrictions. If the Appointment Type is associated with an active or future drop-in Appointment Block, test while a matching block is active.
1. Launch the applicable Check-In Kiosk.
2. Enter the test student’s email address or username. If your institution has configured card-reader input, you can swipe the student’s ID card instead.
3. Complete any additional selections presented by the kiosk.
4. Click Check in.
After the check-in is completed, a You have successfully checked in! confirmation message appears.